Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying was 210,354 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 210,354, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 210,354 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 131,243, in 2013.
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 130th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 132,767 | — |
| 2012 | 135,262 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 131,243 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 135,585 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 142,165 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 145,265 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 162,000 | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 174,275 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 186,002 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 193,941 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 193,452 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 208,658 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 210,354 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 149,396 | 131,243 | 186,002 | 9 |
| 2020s | 201,601 | 193,452 | 210,354 | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.17 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 210,354 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 210,354 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,243 in 2013.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, male (UIS estimate) (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release